A hymn page in this Songbook is a public-domain tune with a short chord chart. Many of them use only three names.
Three names means you can look at the pad and still have attention left for the melody. That is the point of starting here.
The words are not on the page. If you know the hymn, you sing it. If you do not, you can still play the chords.
Amazing Grace is G, C and D, counted in three. Play it slower than the printed tempo until the changes land on time.
Rock of Ages is G, D7 and C. D7 is the five chord with a seventh. The page diagram shows the grip. Do not guess a fret number from this paragraph.
Jesus Loves Me is C, F and G7. What a Friend We Have in Jesus is F, Bb and C7. Each page is three names. The home chord is the one the title feels like it sits on.
Abide with Me, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing and Blessed Assurance are D, A7 and G. Holy, Holy, Holy is D, G and A7. Same three letters, a different order.
Count out loud. Grace is in three. Many of the others are in four. The song page prints the count next to the key.
Change on the bar line, not after it. If you are late, slow the Metronome with chords until the hand arrives early.
Open Three-chord Song and play the three-chord loop with no hymn in mind. Then open a hymn that uses the same job for each chord.
One hymn a day is enough. Tomorrow, keep the same tempo and change only the page.
G major holds Grace and several cousins. D major holds Abide, the Fount, Blessed Assurance and Holy, Holy, Holy.
C major holds Jesus Loves Me. F major holds What a Friend. Move with the key chip if the printed key sits too high.
A capo on a guitar is a different way to move. The key chip changes the letters. Pick one method for the week so the hand is not learning both.
When three names are calm, try a hymn with a fourth name. Do not skip the slow week. The fourth name is easier after the three are boring.